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The rail operator teamed up with a distillery to launch a limited edition single malt marking 150 years of Scottish sleeper services.
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This is the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Dingwall and Skye Railway between Dingwall and Stromeferry, the first of the lines crossing the Highlands to reach the western seaboard of Scotland.
(Permalink) 150th Anniversary Dingwall and Skye Railway  River Bran Viaduct: West of Lochluichart Station the railway crosses a bridge where the River Bran meets Loch Luichart. On 19 April K4 61994 The Great Marquess takes The Great Britain IV over the bridge ...  Stromeferry: The afternoon train from Kyle to Inverness pulls out of the once-imposing station at Stromeferry in the summer of 1983. Attached at the rear of the train is ex-GWR coach no 9004 which was used as an o ... |
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The ScotRail Alliance has installed a commemorative plaque at Shotts station to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the line between Glasgow and Edinburgh via Shotts.
Unveiled by Alex Neil, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts and Transport Scotland Director for Rail Bill Reeve, at an event earlier today, the plaque reads: (Permalink) 150th Anniversary Shotts |
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On July 9th 2019, Shotts Station celebrates its 150th birthday. Let's take a look back at the history of the station and surrounding area over the years.
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A plaque has been unveiled at East Kilbride railway station to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the official opening of the Busby to East Kilbride line.
The ScotRail Alliance has marked the anniversary by unveiling a plaque at East Kilbride station. The history of the route began in 1863, when the Busby Railway Company began work building a railway that stretched three and a half miles from Pollokshaws West through Giffnock and Clarkston to the thriving textile town of Busby. (Permalink) 150th Anniversary  East Kilbride: The East Kilbride line reaches its 150th anniversary. There was a plaque-unveiling today at the station by Kiwi Preschool Playgroup with Deputy Provost Colette Stevenson and ScotRail staff member Loui ... |
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Aberdeen railway station, celebrated the milestone on Saturday with a ceremony in the station, where one of the very first high-speed trains to be built was officially named the Aberdeen Station 150th Anniversary train.
Organised by ScotRail Alliance, the event included information on the planned redevelopment of the station, an exhibition on the history of the station produced by the Great North of Scotland Railway Association, as well as details on the ongoing improvement plans for the Aberdeen to Inverness line. (Permalink) 150th Anniversary  Aberdeen: The BR Scottish Region Last V2 Loco Excursion from Edinburgh Waverley stands at Aberdeen on 5 November 1966 behind a smart looking 60836. The souvenir ticket read ... Out via Forth Bridge, ...  Aberdeen: Aberdeen, November 1972. A class 40 stands with a parcels train on platform 8 while a 47 prepares to leave platform 6 with a southbound service.  Aberdeen: A rather sorry looking A4 Pacific no 60034 Lord Farringdon prepares to leave Aberdeen in the mid 1960s with what is thought to be the 1.30pm service to Glasgow, Buchanan Street. |
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It was the world's first passenger-carrying narrow gauge railway, provided the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine and, this weekend, the Talyllyn Railway celebrates its 150th birthday.
Built to serve the slate quarry of Bryn Eglwys, near Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd, in 1950 it seemed doomed when owner Henry Haydn Jones died and the quarry closed. But a group of West Midlands tourists vowed to safeguard it. And so, Talyllyn became the UK's first preservation railway. (Permalink) 150th Anniversary  Tywyn Wharf: 0-4-2ST No 3 Sir Haydn at Tywyn Shed on the Talyllyn Railway in July 1992.  Tywyn Wharf: The 19.30 Tywyn Wharf to Nant Gwernol additional service gets underway on 16 August 2011. The locomotive is No 4 Edward Thomas, an 0-4-2ST built by Kerr Stewart & Co. in 1921.  Bryn Eglwys: Bryn Eglwys was the village containing the slate mines that were the raison d'etre of the Talyllyn Railway. Around the village were several small inclines, each with its own winding houseJohn Thorn /05/1970 |
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Slide show commemorating the Perth to Inverness railway's 150th anniversary.
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Events are taking place to mark the 150th anniversary of London Underground.
On Wednesday night, a steam train recreated the journey of the first underground train, carrying people three and a half miles from Paddington in west London to Farringdon, just outside the City. (Permalink) 150th Anniversary |
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At today's Big Train Day organised by the Tarradale Community Association, David Martin who, as a Highland Regional Councillor, successfully campaigned for its reopening in 1976 unveiled a plaque to mark the 150th anniversary of Muir of Ord Station.
(Permalink) 150th Anniversary  Muir of Ord: David Martin with the commemorative plaque at Muir of Ord on 16 June 2012.  Muir of Ord: C.R. 4.4.0 54470 on Black Isle train. 5P 4.6.0 45460 on Wick train. Muir of Ord 1950. |
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The 150th anniversary of the railway reaching Girvan from Maybole was celebrated in style on Monday 24 May 2010 when South Ayrshire Council Provost Winifred Sloan and Community Councillor Alec Clark, Girvan and District Community Council, unveiled a commemorative plaque at the town's distinctive art deco station.
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Most of us who visit the Railscot website and have an interest in railway photography, will be familiar with aspects of the life and works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the iconic 1857 image of the man, complete with top hat, cigar, hands thrust into pockets, with the chain backdrop. However, few will be familiar with the name of Robert Howlett, the young photographer responsible for the image, who died 150 years ago, age 27, due to the effects of the photographic chemicals used in those days. The attached slideshow, put together by photojournalist David White, is an attempt to recreate some of Howletts images using equipment similar to that which would have been used by the man himself. Enjoy (click to 'Show captions' before running) Ed.
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158720 was named 'Inverness & Nairn 150th Anniversary' by Christine Davis of the RPC at Inverness before departure of the 1044 to Aberdeen. A plaque was unveiled at Nairn by the Countess of Seafield. Nairn station was looking magnificent as there is a florists on the old westbound platform. There is an exhibition at Viewfield House in Nairn.
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The 150th anniversary was marked by a photocall with Aberdeenshire Councillor Martin Ford and GNSRA Chairman Keith Jones to inaugurate the new CCTV and CIS at Dyce. This was also the 20th anniversary of the station's reopening on 15 September 1984.
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North Berwick 150th anniversary first public run of a Class 318, working the 1137 ex-Waverley and 1220 return on Saturday 17 June.
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